Austro–Prussian Alliance of 1836

The Austro-Prussian Alliance of 1836 was a treaty that came into being on 10 January 1836, with the Austrian Empire and Prussia agreeing to an alliance.

History
At the start of the Victorian Era in 1836, political changes were starting in many countries, and imperial conflicts began across the world. As France invaded Algeria, the Ottoman Empire invaded Tripoli Vilayet, Mexico invaded the Republic of Texas, and large countries fought smaller countries, the world's map changed, and the Great Powers attempted to wage proxy wars against each other in order to gain more influence across the world. Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria feared that an invasion of the Austrian Empire by Prussia could be catastrophic, so he decided to send ambassador Ferdinand Wiener to Berlin to negotiate with Prussia's king Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia about a possible alliance. Prussia, which had just defeated Napoleon with Austrian aid, was very likely to accept, and when Wiener arrived, he was warmly received. King Friedrich Wilhelm III agreed to his offer of alliance, and shortly after, Austria and Prussia both invaded Denmark to claim Schleswig-Holstein. Although Austria wanted the region for itself and sent troops to occupy Denmark, Prussian forces joined the Austrian troops and claimed the regions for themselves. Although no Austrian troops were lost in battle, many died of attrition during their occupation of Denmark, and Austria's private relations with Prussia soured, while their relations with each other were still very high.